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What the Papers Say - June 2009
The Wharf, News Shopper and Greenwich Mercury reported that former Apprentice star Margaret Mountford was the star guest at a Greenwich ‘moot’ or mock trial for the Law department.
The Guardian reviewed the performance at the Roundhouse by lecturer Caroline Smith which looked at our relationship with food.
Anne Cormack was interviewed by Agence France Press television about the MPs' expenses scandal.
Professor Thomas Acton spoke about the persecution of Gypsies in the Baptist Times.
NSS 2009 Prize Draw
The two prize winners of the NSS draw were Stephanie Meaney, Media, Culture & Communication and Desiree Brown, Criminology. The School managed to acheive a 60% rate (up 5% on last year's response rates). Thank you all all final year students who took part in the survey. Please note that the results will be published in September.
Caroline Smith in The Guardian - 19 June 2009
A fantastic interview with Caroline Smith, entitled Deliciously dark is featured in todays paper. Written by Viv Groskop, it says "Performance artist Caroline Smith (aka Mertle) uses our weird and wonderful relationship with food in her surreal show.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/19/mertle-food-eating-secret-caroline-smith
What the Papers Say - May 2009
Anne Cormack was interviewed by Agence France Press television about the MPs' expenses scandal.
Professor Thomas Acton spoke about the persecution of Gypsies in the Baptist Times.
What the Papers Say - April 2009
Mark Pawlowski, Professor of Property Law, had two articles published in Solicitors Journal. The first was about a return to orthodoxy in relation to proprietary estoppel. The second concerned damages for personal injury under the Rylands rule from landowners.
Postgraduate Edward Willatt had a letter published in Times Higher Education about the relationship between administrators and academics.
In an article titled It’s time to stop demonising Gypsies in the Plymouth Herald Professor Thomas Acton highlighted the pointlessness of just evicting people on and on without providing them anywhere to go.
What the Papers Say - March 2009
According to History Today Kate Martin has been awarded the prize for best undergraduate dissertation of the year at the History Today awards ceremony at the Tower of London.
According to Medway News Sandra Dunster, Victoria County History Project Director, was giving a talk to at the Medway Archives & Local Study Centre.
Greenwich Law students were awarded the Spirit of the Shield Gong in the London Universities Mooting Shield according to the Lawyer.com website.
What the Papers Say - February 2009
Creative Writing & English graduate, Novlet McLeary, who is writing her first novel was given as an example of what can be achieved by the Campaigning Alliance for Lifelong Learning according to Adults Learning.
In an article in the New Law Journal Sarah Greer said that the Ministry of Justice has been compelled to undertake a review into the protection afforded to borrowers by the existing law.
Teaching Fellowships Awarded
Dr June Balshaw and Sarah Greer from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences have been awarded university teaching fellowships in recognition of their outstanding teaching.
What the Papers Say - January 2009
Thomas Acton, Professor of Romani Studies has been awarded an OBE for sevice to education according to the Brentwood Weekly News, Colchester Gazette, Billericay & Wickford Gazette, Brentwood Gazette, Essex Chronicle, the Wharf, Greenwich Mercury, Times Higher Education and the Greenwich.co.uk website.
According to the Wharf and County Fermanagh based Impartial Reporter History graduate Kate Martin land the prize for the best undergraduate dissertation of the year at the History Today awards ceremony at the Tower of London.
What the Papers Say - December 2008
Thomas Acton, Professor of Romani Studies has been awarded an OBE for services to education according to the Daily Telegraph website, BBC website and PA News Wire, This is Total Essex website and Colchester Gazette.
What the Papers Say - November 2008
What the Papers Say - October 2008
Creative Writing lecturer Cherry Smyth took part in the Aspects Literature Festival hosted by North Down Council in Northern Ireland by presenting some of her poetry according to the County Down Spectator.
What the Papers Say - September 2008
Sarah Greer considered concerns about new proposed pre-action protocol for mortgage arrears in the Legal Executive Journal.
A book by James Watson, Visiting Lecturer in Media Studies, called Media Communication: An Introduction to Theory and Process was reviewed in Times Higher Education.
The News Shopper reported that mature student Kate Martin has attained a first class honours degree. Kate (44) has been nominated for the Francis Duke Memorial prize and her dissertation has also been selected to represent Greenwich for the national History Today prize.
What the Papers Say - August 2008
Terry Cannon was critical in Times Higher Education of a growing practice that allows academics submitting papers to peer-reviewed journals to name individuals they would prefer not to be used as reviewers.
A letter to the Southwark News from 89-year-old Sidney Fagan, who studied a MA in History a few years ago at Greenwich, listed an impressive number of degrees that he has secured since then which have transformed his life.
The Labour Party has chosen recent Politics & Law graduate Chris Lloyd as their prospective candidate for Brecon & Radnorshire in the next General Election, according to Mid Wales Journal.
What the Papers Say - July 2008
In New Law Journal, Sarah Greer explained that separate couples should expect the courts to take a robust approach in quantifying shares in the family home in the future.
What the Papers Say - June 2008
Greenwich students received careers advice from Canary Wharf professionals including Jeremy Marshall from Credit Suisse at a special employability event according to Dockands.
Law student Nooreen Issany has been named Law Student of the Year by the National Mentoring Consortium, according to the BBC London website, Medway Messenger, Medway Extra, and the Peninsula.
‘What constitutes detriment for the purpose of supporting a common intention constructive trust?’, asks Professor Mark Pawlowski in Solicitors Journal.
Edward Willard, who is studying for a PhD Philosophy at Greenwich, reviewed a book on Badiou, Balibar and Ranciere in Metapsychology.
English student, Iqbal Hussain, was the subject of the What’s on your iPod feature in the East London Advertiser.
Postgraduate Conference 2008
This years Postgraduate Conference took place on 22 May and was a great success.
Chinese Students - Beijing 2008
The Department of Languages and International Studies created a course for 30 students who are part of the Beijing Olympics team.
What the Papers Say - May 2008
A team of researchers led by Dr Sandra Dunster is planning to write the definitive history of the Medway towns according to the Medway Messenger. This forms part of the Victoria County History project.
Southwark News reviewed the New Voices season at Greenwich Playhouse.
The London Paper mentioned the Law course and next Open Day at the Greenwich campus in an article about Law courses.
The Brentwood Gazette reported that Thomas Acton, Professor of Romani Studies, is backing a call for a meeting between local residents and those from ‘gipsy and traveller communities’.
Greenwich student scoops national law prize
A second year undergraduate from University of Greenwich has been named Law student of the Year 2008 at an awards ceremony in Canary Wharf.
What the Papers Say - April 2008
A research project carried out by the University of Greenwich and funded by EU money has seen archivists from Kent and northern France working together as never before according to reports on BBC Online and BBC Radio Kent. The result is a bilingual exhibition charting the shared history of Channel communities from the 12th to the 20th century. The story also appeared in the Medway News.
An evening of American rock and roll organised by two creative industry students from Greenwich has helped raise more than £200 for allergy treatment charity Allergy UK according to the Dartford News Shopper and News Shopper online.
According to Southwark News and Thamesmead & Erith Chronicle Greenwich is presenting four evenings of new works by talented creative & media writing students, in association with drama students and experienced theatre directors.
A recent appeal court case may prompt lenders to evict defaulting mortgagors sooner rather than later according to an article by Sarah Greer in the New Law Journal.
What the Papers Say - March 2008
Meridian, Bexley Times, Greenwich Mercury, Lewisham Mercury, Bexley Mercury Greenwich Time (Council newspaper) and the News Shopper publicised the Woolwich Drama Festival with photos from Oh What a Lovely War performed by Final Year Drama students.
Kent Life reported on the first stage of England’s Past for Everyone local history project in Kent which was led by Greenwich and plans for the second stage.
Medway News and Kent News website reported that the Cross-Channel history project was presenting their results at the Medway campus.
According to Thamesmead & Erith Chronicle Creative & Media Writing students are presenting their work at Greenwich Playhouse.
What the Papers Say - February 2008
Lecturer Sarah Greer contributed an article to the New Law Journal about how the courts are adopting an inconsistent approach to cohabite disputes.
According to the Times of India, Terry Cannon was one of the experts at a Disaster Management Conference in Delhi, India.
New Head of School
The university has appointed Professor Joanne Finkelstein, from Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia, to the post of Head of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences. In her new role, Joanne Finkelstein will be responsible for 85 staff and 2,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The school’s broad subject range includes law, journalism, drama, history and sociology. It has a developing research portfolio and a particular emphasis on working with creative and cultural industries in the region.
What the Papers Say - January 2008
The US based E-Flux website said that Su Golding, Chair of Philosophy in Visual Arts & Communications Technology, was due to take part in seminar at the Serpentine Gallery at the end of the month.
http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/5013
According to the North Devon Journal Rebecca Sharp graduated from
Greenwich with a First Class degree in Politics and Media Studies.
What the Papers Say - December 2007
The Times Higher Education Supplement reported that Joanne Finkelstein, formerly at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia, has been appointed Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Adrian Marsh, a Romani Studies researcher, explained that the gypsy or Romani community in Istanbul dates back to the 11th century according to the Bloomberg website.
What the Papers Say - November 2007
Dimitrios Sinaniotis, Law Lecturer, looked at the whether Microsoft’s latest set-back in the courts will be good for competition in the New Law Journal.
According to the Sheerness Times Guardian Aaron Slight, Law & History student, was a former member of local rock band LHD (Love Honour Disobey).
The News Shopper had an article and photo about the Making Memories Matter exhibition in the Stephen Lawrence Gallery. Greenwich Time (Greenwich Council newspaper) also publicised the exhibition.
What the Papers Say - October 2007
People starting their own business in fields like music, art, media and design are finding success with the Upstart programme at Greenwich according to the Bexley Times and News Shopper. The paper quoted the example of art gallery ‘Bearspace’ in Deptford.
Sarah Greer had an article about how courts interpret exceptional circumstances in bankruptcy cases published in the New Law Journal.
According to the Medway Messenger more than 50 local history enthusiasts gathered at the Medway campus to celebrate the history of the Lower Medway Valley project led by Dr Andrew Hann.
History Volunteers Celebrate Research Success
Tuesday October 23, 2007
Details of the 'England's Past for Everyone' project that 50 Medway local history enthusiasts have spent the last two years contributing to. The research has been led by Dr Andrew Hann.
What the Papers Say - July 2007
According to the Czech based website Romea an album entitled Meet Your Neighbours – Contemporary Roma Art from Europe was sent to a number of experts including Thomas Acton, Professor of Roma Studies, at Greenwich.
Film maker Will Green who has made a 23 minute ‘mockumentary’ about the state of Britain is planning to study film and television production at Greenwich according to the Staffordshire Newsletter.
Events
Film and Drama students collaborate
A group of CMS students studying BSc (Hons) Film & Television Production have been collaborating with their peers from BA (Hons) Drama to film a production of the Cherry Orchard at the Bathway theatre, Woolwich. The film students shot rehearsals in long shot initially so they could do in-depth planning and assess all the angles that they would need to edit flexibly and creatively. The drama students worked with the camera crew on multiple set-ups, repeating their performances, and gained invaluable experience of industry practice.
Programme leader, Julie Watkins commented: "The collaborative sessions highlight the essential cooperation between actors and camera crew to realise a complete television production. It was a very positive experience and future collaborations are planned."
Pictures - BA Drama - BSc Film & Television Production
The Language Centre Team raise £246.75 for Comic Relief
The Humanities and Social Sciences Language Team had a very successful Red Nose Day on Friday 13 March. The Team raised £246.75 for Comic Relief by dressing in national costumes including a flamenco dancer, a roman goddess, a Bavarian beer girl, Marie Antoinette... and many more! They also held a sell out cake sale in Kent Hall where staff and students could buy homemade cakes and pancakes in aid of Comic Relief. Photos
Launch of Brand 03 Literary Magazine
The Creative Writing programme is pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of Brand Literary Magazine.